Lora Burke, a professor at University of Pittsburgh's school of nursing, says that many medical researchers too, herself included, are looking to mobile technology to make a better connection between patients' lives and medical interventions into lifestyle.
Burke and colleagues recently reported results from a two-year study (dating from before the smart-phone era) in which people used a PDA to log their food intake. An app kept track of the calories they consumed and would dish out advice once a day—for example, suggesting that a user on track to exceed the day's calorie allotment should opt for nonfat salad dressing at dinner.
People who received those notifications did significantly better at limiting their calorie intake than those who didn't, says Burke (although there were no significant differences in weight loss). Her results have led her to conclusions similar to Raskin's; she believes doctors could someday prescribe use of mobile apps. "We're very good at getting people to lose weight
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